The protest of the labor unions intensified against the French government’s decision to overturn the Paris pension system. The trade unions went on a third national strike after the bill was discussed in Parliament on Monday. Public transport, schools, electricity and oil-gas supply sectors have been disrupted. 12.7 lakh workers participated in last week’s protest. Eight major trade unions in the country have called for a national strike. With the widespread strike by railway workers, train traffic was also disrupted. Services to Britain and Switzerland and the Paris Metro service were severely affected by the strike. Heated discussions on the bill took place in Parliament. More than 20,000 amendment proposals were raised in a single day. Further amendments were proposed by the left wing Nups. The new bill will raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030. Anti-employee proposals including full pension only for those who have completed 43 years of service have invited the anger of the employees. Read on deshabhimani.com
